Hall of Distinction
The Hall of Distinction is an assembly of extraordinary alumni, selected for membership by their peers for their lifelong accomplishments. These are graduates whose performances have ultimately defined what is most exemplary in our graduates and in our profession. The careers of the members stand as examples and add a sense of reality to the aspirations of successive generations of Engineering students. Located in the Sandford Fleming Building, the Hall of Distinction is a familiar daily presence in the lives of students and is often visited by alumni and their families.
Nominating Skule™ alumni for the Engineering Hall of Distinction, is now easier than ever:
How to Nominate
- Submit the EAN Awards Nomination Form found here
- Submit the candidate's CV and 2-3 Letters of Support to eanawards@engineering.utoronto.ca
- Please use subject line: EAN 2023 – Nominees First and Last Name
Additional Notes: Self-nominations are accepted; however, Letters of Support cannot come from the nominee. If a candidate does not have a CV, please feel free to use the Resume Replacement Form located here. Please remember to keep to a maximum four pages in length.
For tips and suggestions on writing letters of support, please click here.
Hall of Distinction Members
| Name | Induction Year | Graduation Year |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Albin Iver | 1971 | 1946 |
| Acres, Henry Girdleson | 1977 | 1903 |
| Baldwin, Frederick Walker (Casey) | 1977 | 1906 |
| Berry, Albert Edward | 1977 | 1917 |
| Black, William | 1977 | 1909 |
| Haultain, Herbert Edward Terrick | 1977 | 1889 |
| Hogg, Thomas Henry | 1977 | 1907 |
| Iler, R.K. | 1977 | 1930 |
| Loudon, Thomas Richardson | 1977 | 1907 |
| Thomson, Thomas Kennard | 1977 | 1886 |
| Young, Clarence Richard | 1977 | 1903 |
| Armstrong, W.M. | 1978 | 1937 |
| Chamberlin, James Arthur | 1978 | 1936 |
| Corman, W.E. | 1978 | 1909 |
| Forward, Frank Arthur | 1978 | 1924 |
| Hearn, Richard Lankaster | 1978 | 1913 |
| Langford, George Burwash | 1978 | 1923 |
| Proctor, Edward Moore | 1978 | 1908 |
| Tracy, Gordon Frederick | 1978 | 1921 |
| Young, Stewart | 1978 | 1912 |
| Breen, Joseph Melville | 1979 | 1921 |
| Brown, Eldon Leslie | 1979 | 1922 |
| Hamilton, Chester Brown | 1979 | 1906 |
| Harvey, David William | 1979 | 1909 |
| Lord, George Ross | 1979 | 1929 |
| McLaughlin, Ronald Rusk | 1979 | 1922 |
| Mitchell, Gordon | 1979 | 1915 |
| Page, Forsey P. B. | 1979 | 1906 |
| Rapson, W.H. | 1979 | 1934 |
| Smith, I.W. | 1979 | 1938 |
| Smith, Victor George | 1979 | 1924 |
| Traill, John James | 1979 | 1905 |
| Carruthers, Clarence Deyell | 1980 | 1927 |
| Dobson, W.P. | 1980 | 1915 |
| Emery, Roy William | 1980 | 1932 |
| Frost, John George Geohegan | 1980 | 1914 |
| MacGill, Elizabeth Muriel Gregory | 1980 | 1927 |
| McCurdy, John Alexander Douglas | 1980 | 1907 |
| Morrison, Robert George Kerr | 1980 | 1923 |
| Parkin, John Hamilton | 1980 | 1912 |
| Powlesland, John William | 1980 | 1935 |
| Sankey, Charles Alfred | 1980 | 1927 |
| Boyd, Winnett | 1981 | 1939 |
| Challies, John Bow | 1981 | 1903 |
| Dyment, John Talbot | 1981 | 1929 |
| Marshall, Oscar Joseph | 1981 | 1926 |
| Palm, W.H. | 1981 | 1933 |
| Philips, W.E. | 1981 | 1914 |
| Presgrave, Ralph | 1981 | 1921 |
| Sauer, Maxwell Veith | 1981 | 1901 |
| Swan, W.G. | 1981 | 1906 |
| Bruce, Fraser Wallace | 1982 | 1927 |
| Chadwick, Richard Ellard Carden | 1982 | 1906 |
| Gooderham, Ronald MacDonald | 1982 | 1926 |
| Keys, Conrad Roy | 1982 | 1915 |
| Kirkpatrick, W.S. | 1982 | 1926 |
| MacDonald, Donald Hugh | 1982 | 1945 |
| McDonald, Norman Geddes | 1982 | 1919 |
| Runciman, Arthur Salkeld | 1982 | 1911 |
| Shenstone, Beverly Strachan | 1982 | 1928 |
| White, John Rigby | 1982 | 1931 |
| Angus, R.W. | 1983 | 1897 |
| Bain, James Watson | 1983 | 1896 |
| Haldenby, Eric Wilson | 1983 | 1921 |
| Hiscocks, Richard Duncan | 1983 | 1938 |
| Holden, Otto | 1983 | 1913 |
| James, E.A. | 1983 | 1905 |
| Keith, John Clarke | 1983 | 1910 |
| Mathers, Alvan Sherlock | 1983 | 1917 |
| McQueen, A.W.F. | 1983 | 1923 |
| Wright, C.H.C. | 1983 | 1893 |
| Ardagh, Edward Gowan Russell | 1984 | 1901 |
| Clarke, Kenneth Harry John | 1984 | 1936 |
| Cockburn, James Roy | 1984 | 1901 |
| Cousins, Edward Lancelot | 1984 | 1906 |
| Price, Harold Wilberforce | 1984 | 1901 |
| Steele, Harland | 1984 | 1925 |
| Tate, William Harry | 1984 | 1909 |
| Titus, Olcott Wood | 1984 | 1917 |
| Banks, H. R. | 1985 | 1914 |
| Breckenridge, John Goldie | 1985 | 1927 |
| Heller, Edward D. | 1985 | 1935 |
| Keefler, Ralph Holly | 1985 | 1924 |
| Le Pan, A.D. | 1985 | 1908 |
| Leworthy, John Vernon | 1985 | 1937 |
| Osbourne, William Andrew | 1985 | 1924 |
| Daniel, Charles William | 1986 | 1947 |
| Ham, James Milton | 1986 | 1943 |
| Huggins, Mark William | 1986 | 1932 |
| Lloyd, D.S. | 1986 | 1925 |
| Bryce, John Bemister | 1987 | 1935 |
| Hawrylyshyn, Bodhan | 1987 | 1952 |
| Maclaren, James Wade | 1987 | 1946 |
| McIntyre, Robert Bilio | 1987 | 1936 |
| Young, Roderick Bearce | 1987 | 1913 |
| Chisholm, Donald Alexander | 1988 | 1949 |
| Macklin, Harold Lawson | 1988 | 1943 |
| Morris, James Lewis | 1988 | 1881 |
| Richardson, Robert John | 1988 | 1950 |
| Stoicheff, Boris Peter | 1988 | 1947 |
| Bailey, Edward Thomas | 1989 | 1926 |
| Bayly, Benjamin de Forest (Pat) | 1989 | 1930 |
| Duggan, George Herrick | 1989 | 1983 |
| Winegard, W.C. | 1989 | 1949 |
| Pounsett, F.H.R. | 1990 | 1928 |
| Redfern, Donald Blaine | 1990 | 1948 |
| Ross, Robert Alexander | 1990 | 1890 |
| Thall, Burnett Murray | 1990 | 1945 |
| Uffen, Robert James | 1990 | 1949 |
| Fox, J.H. | 1991 | 1927 |
| Gordon, J.P. | 1991 | 1943 |
| Hooper, F.C. | 1991 | 1946 |
| White, Herbert Brian | 1991 | 1944 |
| Curlook, Walter | 1992 | 1950 |
| Heffernan, Gerald Robert | 1992 | 1943 |
| Rubin, L.J. | 1992 | 1938 |
| Slemon, G.R. | 1992 | 1946 |
| Allen, Douglas Leslie | 1993 | 1950 |
| Cawley, James Thomas | 1993 | 1943 |
| Etkin, Bernard | 1993 | 1941 |
| Moore, Robert Frank | 1993 | 1945 |
| Shemilt, Leslie Webster | 1993 | 1941 |
| Blundell, W.R.C. | 1994 | 1949 |
| Craig, George Black | 1994 | 1949 |
| Crawford, G.B. | 1994 | 1944 |
| Dudgeon, Earl Howard | 1994 | 1948 |
| Monsaroff, Adolph | 1994 | 1934 |
| Booth, Robert Lloyd | 1995 | 1945 |
| Gerson, Frederick T. | 1995 | 1947 |
| Graydon, W.F. | 1995 | 1944 |
| Hendrick, Keith Coleman | 1995 | 1947 |
| Toguri, James Makoto | 1995 | 1955 |
| Cooper, M. A. | 1996 | 1935 |
| Dainty, E. D. | 1996 | 1953 |
| O'Neil, W. A. | 1996 | 1949 |
| Shore, L. E. | 1996 | 1928 |
| Tamblyn, W. G. | 1996 | 1945 |
| Young, R.B. | 1996 | 1913 |
| Avery, B. A. | 1997 | 1946 |
| Cadario, Paul | 1997 | 1973 |
| Cockshutt, E. P. | 1997 | 1950 |
| Howard, A. W. | 1997 | 1935 |
| Burton, H. R. | 1998 | 1921 |
| Kappele, J. L. | 1998 | 1948 |
| Keary, G. D. | 1998 | 1945 |
| Munk, P. | 1998 | 1952 |
| Sakus, G. A. | 1998 | 1962 |
| Alloway, D. M. | 1999 | 1945 |
| Bowman, C. W. | 1999 | 1952 |
| Davenport, A. G. | 1999 | 1957 |
| Molozzi, A. R. | 1999 | 1953 |
| Bruneau, A. A. | 2000 | 1958 |
| French, J. B. | 2000 | 1955 |
| Geller, L. B. | 2000 | 1958 |
| Laidlaw, W. R. | 2000 | 1950 |
| Urry, L. F. | 2000 | 1950 |
| Laughton, P. | 2001 | 1966 |
| Runnalls, O. J. C. | 2001 | 1948 |
| Tersigni, J. L. | 2001 | 1961 |
| Wilcox, J. D. | 2001 | 1959 |
| Brenneman, R. A. | 2002 | 1968 |
| Chalmers, W. G. | 2002 | 1950 |
| Payette, Julie | 2002 | 1990 |
| Pearce, M. O. | 2002 | 1957 |
| Polistuk, E. V. | 2002 | 1969 |
| Willer, M. D. | 2002 | 1935 |
| Colcleugh, David W. | 2003 | 1959 |
| Davison, Edward Joseph | 2003 | 1960 |
| Dimma, William Andrew | 2003 | 1948 |
| Ohno, Atsumi | 2003 | 1963 |
| Shaw, William Chester | 2003 | 1951 |
| Diosady, Levente | 2004 | 1966 |
| Dottori, Frank | 2004 | 1963 |
| Johns, Arthur | 2004 | 1960 |
| Stuart, Alexander | 2004 | 1947 |
| Edamura, Henry N. | 2005 | 1960 |
| Reid, Lloyd D. | 2005 | 1964 |
| Seeley, Larry | 2005 | 1966 |
| Davies, Anton | 2006 | 1973 |
| Harquail, David | 2006 | 1979 |
| Myhal, George | 2006 | 1978 |
| Phillips, Jane | 2006 | 1953 |
| Wasmund, Bert | 2006 | 1966 |
| Closson, Thomas Robert | 2007 | 1971 |
| Sefton, Michael Vivian | 2007 | 1971 |
| Simmons, Phillip J. (Rocky) | 2007 | 1964 |
| Goodfellow, Byron "Ike" | 2008 | 1953 |
| Levitt, Brian | 2008 | 1969 |
| Mitchell, Lorne | 2008 | 1953 |
| Tanenbaum, Joey | 2008 | 1953 |
| Williams, Glynn | 2008 | 1978 |
| Carswell, Allan | 2009 | 1956 |
| Goodfellow, Howard | 2009 | 1964 |
| Halsall, Peter | 2009 | 1977 |
| Venn, Richard | 2009 | 1973 |
| Fine, Manuel | 2010 | 1952 |
| Paradi, Joseph | 2010 | 1965 |
| Rose, Jonathan | 2017 | 1981 |
| Sado, Anne | 2010 | 1977 |
| Butt, Michael Anthony | 2011 | 1963 |
| McCoomb, Lloyd Alexander | 2011 | 1968 |
| Mitchell, Denis | 2011 | 1969 |
| Reeve, Douglas | 2011 | 1969 |
| Robertson, J.E. "Ted" | 2011 | 1971 |
| Shen, Tony and Francis | 2011 | 1980 |
| Buckley, William P. | 2012 | 1971 |
| Keevil, Norman B. | 2012 | 1959 |
| Slutsky, Arthur S. | 2012 | 1970 |
| Twigge-Molecey, Christopher F.M. | 2012 | 1969 |
| Dunets Wills, Anna | 2013 | 1976 |
| Lacavera, Anthony | 2013 | 1997 |
| Lau, Lee | 2013 | 1977 |
| Sadoway, Donald R. | 2013 | 1972 |
| Wilkinson, David S. | 2013 | 1972 |
| Kundur, Prabha | 2014 | 1965 |
| Seif, Som | 2014 | 1999 |
| Smith, Gerald | 2014 | 1987 |
| Troost, William | 2014 | 1967 |
| Breukelman, William | 2015 | 1955 |
| Carr, Jan | 2015 | 1968 |
| Cross, Jay | 2015 | 1975 |
| Frind, Emil | 2015 | 1966 |
| Henderson, Paul | 2016 | 1957 |
| Khademhosseini, Ali | 2016 | 1999 |
| Sidon, Ronald Bertram | 2016 | 1966 |
| Weber, John | 2016 | 1979 |
| Martino, Rocco L. | 2017 | 1956 |
| Milsom, Kathy | 2017 | 1983 |
| Siddon, Tom | 2017 | 1966 |
| Aho, Alfred | 2018 | 1963 |
| Chodas, Janis | 2018 | 1980 |
| Howard, Bob | 2018 | 1972 |
| Kernighan, Brian | 2018 | 1964 |
| Lacavera, Catherine | 2018 | 1997 |
| Goodings, Deborah | 2019 | 1975 |
| MacDonald, John A. | 2019 | 1979 |
| Qu, Shawn | 2019 | 1995 |
| Simmonds, Bob | 2019 | 1964 |
| Southwood, Jeanette | 2019 | 1986 |
| Burchat, Patricia | 2020 | 1981 |
| Ginsberg, Howard | 2020 | 1989 |
| Lau, Allen | 2020 | 1991 |
| Zhai, Shumin | 2020 | 1995 |
| Rahim, Rami | 2021 | 1994 |
| Taylor, Ron | 2021 | 1961 |
| Tennyson, R.C. | 2021 | 1960 |
| Tran, Honghi | 2021 | 1982 |